Today is the one year anniversary of Dad's departure and homegoing. I miss him. I always will. He was my Dad. He became my little boy along the way. He changed. I changed. And that's a good thing!
I've written many aspects of our journey with the Lord, His care, His Word, His promises, but I have to say that His sufficient, satisfying grace cannot be stressed enough and is the reason Dad and we, his children, finished this journey well. We are mortal creatures of the moment. He is the eternal, uncreated, unchanging, "I AM"! He is the One who does all things well! We don't know the details of what lies ahead next year, next month, next week, or tomorrow. We struggled to navigate our way through each moment's needs. We had no idea how long this season with Dad would be. Through it all, we succeeded at honoring our Dad, and he succeeded at receiving our love and care, because God graciously walked us through the valley of the shadow of death. By the way, did you notice the word "shadow"? It's not death for a believer. It's just a passing shadow. It cannot claim us eternally. The Lord knows our days, our seasons. He had our family situation well in His hands. He held us firmly. His plan was perfect. He did not fear. He did not waver. He did not sigh or wince at our doubts. He gave us the victory.
Amazing grace indeed!
I think you understand more than most what I am dealing with. Your words give comfort that I needed to hear. Thank you for starting a blog with a religious view into dealing with loss. I pray God blesses you with peace.
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